Design Alaska Wild Arts Walk


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During this year's Wild Arts Walk, participating artists had just one hour to create original works on-site at Creamer’s Field. Each piece was completed live and is now available through this silent auction. All proceeds support Friends of Creamer’s Field and the artists. 

Bid on your favorite QuickArt pieces and take home a one-of-a-kind snapshot of creativity in action!

Bidding closes on Monday, June 30 at 5PM.

Visit the link below to place your bids!


QuickArt Silent Auction
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🌿🎨 Join Us for the 18th Annual Design Alaska Wild Arts Walk! 🎨🌿

📅 Date: Sunday, June 22nd
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

Step into the beauty of Creamer’s Field this summer and experience the magic of local art in the great outdoors! Stroll through the scenic trails, surrounded by blooming wildflowers and birds in flight, while discovering stunning artwork from over 30 talented local artists!

Shop & Support Local Art – Browse unique paintings, prints, pottery, photography, and more. Find that perfect piece for your home or a special gift for a loved one!

Quick Draw Event (1:00 PM) – Watch artists race against the clock to complete a masterpiece in just one hour – an exciting display of creativity in action! QuickArt pieces are then auctioned off in an online silent auction!

🎟️ Admission:

  • $5.00 per person (18+)
  • FREE for ages 17 & under!
  • Each family receives a collector’s edition Wild Arts Walk mug (courtesy of Design Alaska) with admission!

All proceeds benefit Friends of Creamer’s Field, supporting year-round educational programs and our amazing local artists.

Don’t miss this incredible celebration of art, nature, and community! See you on the trails!




VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!

Interested in volunteering at the 2025 Design Alaska Wild Arts Walk? We are looking for volunteers to help at our upcoming fundraising event at Creamer’s Field!

Duties include table and chair setup and tear down, helping artists load and unload their materials, rovers and booth sitters, kid’s crafts and activities, and more! Any amount of time helps! 


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Bud Marschner | Bud's Alaska Photos

A lifetime hobby of photography grew into a business about 10 years ago. Bud produces annual Alaska Wildlife calendars and wildlife photos.

Website: www.budsalaskaphotos.com

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Sarita Arya | Henna4Lovers

Sarita is an experienced and fun henna and jewelry artist who enjoys merging her love of nature in her art. She enjoys interacting with people and inviting them on the art journey.
 
Facebook: Henna4Lovers
Instagram: @henna4lovers
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Kim Krinke & Betty Dupee | Krink’s Kaleidoscope & Treasurables

Betty originally introduced Kim to alcohol ink through a class, thinking she would be unable to control it. Kim fell in love with the medium and the duo decided to team up and combine Betty’s more playful form with Kim’s control freak nature for detail.

Facebook: Krink's Kaleidoscope

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Kassandra Mirosh | Weyekin Studio

Kassandra Mirosh’s artwork reflects a deep appreciation for Alaskan birds and the landscapes in which they live. She creates stylized images of birds through paper and cardboard sculpture, using reclaimed materials in every piece to honor the work that is being done to preserve the habitats of these amazing creatures.
 
Instagram: @weyekinstudio
Facebook: Weyekin Studio
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Lacey Miller | Lacey Miller Artistry

Lacey Miller is a lifelong Alaskan artist with a deep love for the therapeutic values of both art and nature. Summer months, you can find her near the water, self-medicating with sunshine and sounds of the current. Catch her upcoming show, the Usual Auspex, July at the Bear Gallery.
 
Instagram: @pieces.work
Facebook: Lacey Miller
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Brianna Reagan | Brianna Reagan Art, Inc.

Brianna Reagan primarily paints and draws, using a mixed media approach with acrylics, inks, watercolors, and color pencils. She lives and works in Fairbanks, Alaska with her husband, their two children, and their red malamute named Koa.
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Nancy Hausle-Johnson | Hausle-Johnson Tiles

Nancy Hausle Johnson has been crafting hand glazed ceramic tiles in Fairbanks for over 30-years. Custom designed art tiles and murals have been featured in art shows, private homes, the farmers market and selected for art commissions for hospitals, schools, and the library.
 
Facebook: Alaska Tile Art

 
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Gayle Murray Hazen | ArtBug Studios

Gayle Murray Hazen maintains ArtBug Studio in Fairbanks. She spends her time making one-of-a-kind garments, quilting, exploring surface design, weaving, knitting, and bookmaking. When not in front of her sewing machine, you may find her playing tennis or keeping statistics for international and world curling events.
 
Instagram: @artbug72
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Bianca Blickenstaff | Willow Studios

Bianca is deeply inspired by the beauty of nature. Since childhood she has cherished her connection to the natural world. Bianca pursued her education in both Biology and Art, eventually becoming an art teacher where she instructed students in art design and ceramics. Much of her artwork focuses on animals, especially birds. He enjoys painting in various mediums, including acrylics, watercolor, and ceramics. Bianca’s collection includes numerous original paintings, prints, potter, most recently children’s books. He is grateful to enjoy living in nature and having her own art studio in Ester, Alaska.
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Lyndsi Harris | Evolutionary Thread Designs

Lyndsi R. Harris is a contemporary mixed media artist. She specializes in watercolor and hand embroidery on a variety of non-traditional canvases including birch tree bark and hand-tanned salmon leather. Lyndsi serves her art community on the Fairbanks Arts Association board of directors, the Tanana Valley Farmers Market board of directors, and teaches embroidery courses through the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival and teh University of Alaska Summer Sessions program. She has shown her work nationwide in both solo and juried group exhibitions.
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Cheyanna Swisher | Discovering Bluebell Photography

Born and raised in Fairbanks, Cheyanna has always enjoyed the art of photography but didn’t choose to make it public until 2022. She hopes her photos bring peace to the home it sits in and gives a reminder of the beauty around us that is here on a daily basis.
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Erica Mathews | Lola Bug Creations

Lola Bug Creations is locally created art by Erica Mathews. Erica works primarily with glass in many forms including mosaic, stained glass, fused glass, and DIY kits. Erica is inspired by nature and Alaskan life.
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Fairbanks Watercolor Society

2025 marks the 26th anniversary of the Fairbanks Watercolor Society and their 26th Annual Water Media Show! Founded in January 1999, the Society began with 14 dedicated artists meeting in -40°F weather to launch a community focused on workshops, exhibitions, and artistic growth. Their first annual show was held at Denali State Bank that same year.
Since then, they’ve celebrated milestones at venues like New Horizons Gallery and the Bear Gallery, and have grown from 20 members to over 100. Their members include beginners, professionals, and lifelong painters, all united by a shared passion for watercolor and a commitment to creating and sharing our work with the community.
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Tehya McLeod | Tehya McLeod Art

Growing up in Alaska meant adventuring galore; hiking and skiing across mountains, and camping in some of the most gorgeous places on earth. Through these adventures Tehya found her inspiration as an artist. Each piece has a bit of care poured into it, and pieces of Alaska in the details.
 
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Jennifer Kinney-Young

Jennifer Kinney never considered herself an artist—it always felt too bold a claim. But art has been part of her life since childhood, with the guidance of her father, an exceptional artist and mentor. Over the years, creativity has become an essential outlet and constant companion. Jennifer works in a variety of mediums, each piece a reflection of her lifelong journey in art and expression. Though the label “artist” once felt distant, it now fits with quiet confidence and deep personal meaning.
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Delaney Hendrickson | LaneyKay Creations

Born and partially raised in Fairbanks, Delaney Hendrickson draws inspiration from the natural beauty of Alaska. Her work—ranging from photography and beaded jewelry to vibrant paintings—captures fleeting moments and transforms them into meaningful, tangible pieces. Through each creation, she invites others to experience and appreciate the wonder of the Alaskan landscape.
 
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Randall Compton

One of Alaska's best-known wildlife artists, Randall Compton was interested in drawing and painting from an early age. Through public schooling and a degree in art from various universities Compton, a member of the Society of Animal ARTIST, has shown work in numerous wildlife exhibitions within and outside Alaska and has been published widely.
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Lisa Rogers Peter | Tundra Walker Studio

Lisa Rogers-Peter was born and raised in Alaska. She received a BFA in painting and a minor in sculpture at the University of Alaska and maintains the personal importance of being a self-taught artist. Her artwork has been accepted into many juried exhibits and numerous solo shows in Alaska. Her creativity stretches over many subjects starting with painting. She is also a sculptress in metal, wood, and other mixed mediums.
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Anne Aleshire | Anne Aleshire Fine Art

"My paintings reflect the love I have for the natural world. I enjoy exploring, a term I use to describe my travels, my backpacking trips, my painting outings or just going for a short walk with my grandchildren through the woods. Exploring the outdoors evokes a sense of serenity within me and a feeling of peace and quiet. Creamer’s Field is one of the places that provide easy access to explore nature and is a recurring theme in my paintings.
Snowbird Painter … Alaska to New Mexico and back."
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Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival

The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival’s mission is to awaken everyone’s inner artist, connecting world-class professionals to aspiring artists, and giving people who are enthusiastic about the fine arts an outlet to pursue their passions.
Stop by their booth at the Design Alaska Wild Arts Walk on Sunday, June 22 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Creamer's Field! Learn more: www.fsaf.org
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Tianna Christopher | Fairy Slipper Creations

Tianna Christopher came to Fairbanks 8 years ago for a farm gig, only to find a forever Home in Fairbanks Alaska. She finds peace in fluffy soil, happy plants, bright wildflowers, hiking trails, xc ski trails, midnight summer sun & long winter nights. She channels these muses into her work; weaving her inspiration into one of a kind, hand beaded pieces.
 
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Gwendolyn Blackburn | Jesus Coffee Birds - “Birds of Faith” series

Gwendolyn Blackburn is a Christian Content Creator who uses her camera to express her faith and love of all wildlife. As a frequent visitor to Creamer's Field, birds often are the focus of her content. Everything comes together nicely during her daily walks in and around the wildlife refuge.
 
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Leila Pyle | Rainy Rabbit Art

Leila Pyle is an Alaskan artist who grew up in Kodiak and now lives in Fairbanks. She holds a BA in Art from Reed College. Leila’s work focuses on a sense of place, and celebrates the ways our lives and communities are interconnected with the ecosystems we are a part of.
 
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Hannah Foss | AussieAK Art

Hannah Foss is a CGI Animator/ Technical Artist at the UAF Geophysical Institute. She grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and moved to Alaska in 2008. Some of her adventures include designing a Hainan Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner Kung Fu Panda Livery, illustrating dinosaur fossils, and meeting a polar bear.
 
Instagram: @aussieak
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Sarah Le | Skoryx Studios

Sarah Le is a current Master's student at UAF studying Biology. She has admired birds all her life and is currently an ornithologist at the Museum of the North. As an artist, she enjoys digitally drawing but also works with pen and ink.
 
Instagram: @skoryx
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Carol Wilbur | Alchemy Studios

A lifelong Fairbanksan, Carol Wilbur grew up in the Golden Heart City and earned her BFA in Painting and Metalsmithing from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Both of her parents also built their careers at UAF, making the university a central part of her life and artistic journey. Carol went on to teach at UAF for five years and has shared her expertise through the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival and UAF Summer Sessions. Through Alchemy Studios, she continues to explore the transformative power of art in metal and paint.